绍
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shào · to connect

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

纟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 绍

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Example sentences

Notice where 绍 sits in each complete thought.

Qǐng nǐ jiè shào yí xià nǐ de jiā rén.请你介绍一下你的家人。

Please introduce your family.

Source: Tatoeba #11837314 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ jiǎn dān dì zuò yí xià zì wǒ jiè shào ma?你可以简单地做一下自我介绍吗?

Could you give a simple self-introduction?

Source: Tatoeba #5097670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ gěi nǐ jiè shào yí xià wǒ de fù mǔ.让我给你介绍一下我的父母。

Let me introduce my parents to you.

Source: Tatoeba #1779205 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shàng gè lǐ bài bǎ tā jiè shào gěi nǐ le.我上个礼拜把她介绍给你了。

I introduced her to you last week.

Source: Tatoeba #939346 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài wǒ yào xiàng nǐ jiè shào wǒ de fù mǔ.现在我要向你介绍我的父母。

Now I want to introduce my parents to you.

Source: Tatoeba #465031 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tōng guò tā de jiè shào, wǒ lái dào zhè lǐ gōng zuò.通过他的介绍,我来到这里工作。

I came to work here though his introduction.

Source: Tatoeba #3526288 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 绍 in context

  1. Say shào, then recall the core meaning: to connect.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 介绍 (jiè shào), meaning “to introduce”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 绍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.